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Can’t afford the rent
There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
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What a progressive federal budget would look like
There is something profoundly sad and uninspiring about recent federal budget debates. For the better part of two decades now, we have been preoccupied with…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2000, Volume 3, Number 1 Download 257.09 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Falling through the cracks: Poverty in British Columbia Cost of necessities rising…
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Merger mania
Hardly a day passes without an item in the business pages announcing yet another merger or takeover. The tone of coverage is typically upbeat: bigger…
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Federal budget surplus should benefit all Canadians
Centre calls for social reinvestment and fair tax reform (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–BC Office (CCPA-BC) is calling on Finance Minister Paul Martin…
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Getting Tough On Kids
Young Offenders and the “Law and Order Agenda” Download 3.46 MB
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Lots of room for increased public re-investment
Ottawa: Alternative Federal Budget 2000 today released its Alternative Fiscal and Economic Update: Policy Options for the Federal Government. The main findings of the report…
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The Alternative Fiscal and Economic Update
Policy Options for the Federal Government Download 94.11 KB
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Getting Tough On Kids
Young offenders and the “law and order agenda” The Canadian public gets most of its information about young offenders from the media. This source seriously…
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Standstill and Rollback
Proceedings of a CCPA/Council of Canadians Workshop on the World Trade Organization
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CCPA urges provincial government to bring back flat rate earnings exemption for people on welfare
In a brief delivered yesterday to Social Development and Economic Security Minister Moe Sihota, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives urged the provincial government to…
